Physics

Assessment

A Level Physics has no coursework as such, but your performance during practicals will be assessed. You will be provided with a lab book in which to record all your required practical experimental work. Practical work will give you the skills and confidence you need to investigate the way phenomena behave and work. It will also ensure that if you go on to study a STEAM-based subject at university you will have the necessary skills needed to carry out successful experiments in your chosen degree. The AS has two exams at the end of the year which are both 1 hour and 30 minutes long. At the end of the two-year course, you will sit three examinations, totaling 6 hours. Your Practical skills and knowledge are assessed during the third paper. 40% of the overall assessment of A Level Physics will contain mathematical skills equivalent to Level 2 or above. At least 15% of the overall assessment of A-level Physics will assess knowledge, skills, and understanding in relation to practical work.